As comfortable as I was with my adoption, the nature-versus-nurture question has been a big one for me. I adore my parents, but I always wondered if I would feel a different kind of love-not more or less, just different-for someone who was biologically related.

Emily Procter

It's amazing what sleep does for your looks.

Emily Procter

I felt like the news business was a little rough for me and a little sleazy. So I glided right over into acting.

Emily Procter

Having a crying baby is inspiration to get the job done quickly.

Emily Procter

I squirrel away sealed greeting cards that people give me so I can open them later when I'm having a bad day.

Emily Procter

It's really fun at night, because I can see the baby kicking. I can feel the knee or the foot. The baby is starting to get heavy, and it's a really incredible feeling. I'm so grateful I get to experience this.

Emily Procter

To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story.

Emily Procter

I never wear pants in my life. I never thought I'd say this, but I miss wearing pants. For the first time in my life, I miss my pants.

Emily Procter

There are actually times when there are crimes out there in the world and I find myself trying to figure it out and I ask myself, what am I doing?

Emily Procter

I decided about a year ago, and I just feel like I want to see more personal style in people, and I feel like if I'm going to be out there in the public eye, they should see who I am and how I dress, and I feel like it, also.

Emily Procter

I think that we could be more careful about what we're saying to young women in terms of their expectations. It's unrealistic to expect people to always be in designer clothes. Girls growing up deserve more freedom in how they look and how they feel about how they look.

Emily Procter

I always wear high heels.

Emily Procter

In college, I was a weather anchor for the local news. I would 'borrow' my forecast from The Weather Channel.

Emily Procter

I am hoping this is my year to have children. I understand that I am possibly more European in my views of marriage. I am not going to say I'm not going to get married, but it's not my priority.

Emily Procter

I started crying the other day just thinking that the baby is going to leave me soon! You have this relationship with this person in your belly and it's really amazing.

Emily Procter

I couldn't wait to look at someone who shared my genes. I thought my baby was going to provide a decoder key to my past. But then I looked at Pippa and realized, no, she's actually the key to my future.

Emily Procter

It's so nice after 10 years as a blond actress in Hollywood to have people let you do smart things.

Emily Procter

It's funny, because I did all of these interviews as soon as I had the baby, and they were asking questions, and I really didn't have an idea of anything, because I was so blurry.

Emily Procter

I would love to tell you that I don't worry about losing the weight after the baby is born, but I do try to think before I eat. The first cookie? Definitely! But I try to think about if I really want to do the extra sit-ups before I eat the second one.

Emily Procter

I'm never going to be a modern gal. I love colonial. I love early American. I love a big rectangular piece of brown furniture on a hardwood floor.

Emily Procter

It's not a bad idea to be single, so I can concentrate on my job.

Emily Procter